Cauvery (Kattalai) - Vaigai - Gundar Link Project: Salient Features

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Cauvery (Kattalai) – Vaigai – Gundar

Link Project
Salient Features
1 Name of the project Cauvery (Kattalai) – Vaigai - Gundar
Link Project
2 Purpose Diversion of 2252 Mm3 of water, as
an exchange from total
regulated releases from Mettur,
Bhavani and Amaravathi reservoirs
originally meant for irrigation in
Cauvery delta, from river Cauvery at
the proposed Kattalai barrage for
irrigation and other needs.
3 Quantum of diversion 2252 Mm3
4 Enroute irrigation Total annual
irrigation 337717 ha
5 Head Works
A. Kattalai barrage
i) State Tamil Nadu
ii) District Karur
iii) River Cauvery
iv) Catchment area (Gross) 63694 km2
v) Pond level 101.200 m
vi) Submergence at Pond level 9.10 km2
B. Head regulator
i) Designed capacity 180.30 cumecs
ii) Size of bays 4 bays of each 10.75m x 1.80m
iii) Crest level 96.800 m
6 Hydraulic particulars of link canal
i) Design discharge (cumec)
a) At off-take 180.30
b) At tail end 30.03
ii) Bed slope of canal 1:13000

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iii) Length of canal 255.60 km
iv) Size of link canal (B x D ) (m)
a) At off-take 20.40 x 5.00
b) At tail end 4.10 x 3.40
v) Off-take level of link canal 100.750 m
vi) FSL at tail end of link canal 75.688 m
vii) Type of canal Lined canal, trapezoidal section
with bottom corners rounded
viii) Side slope Varies from 0.25:1 to 1.5:1
7 Estimated cost Rs.2673 Crores (2003-04 price level)
8 B.C. Ratio 3.14
9 Internal Rate of Return (IRR) 20.52%

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